BET HER's Hit Docu-Series "FROM THE BOTTOM UP" Returns for Season
Three Premiering Saturday, March 3 at 10 PM EST
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Tensions run high in the season three return of "FROM THE BOTTOM UP"
returning Saturday, March 3 at 10 PM EST on BET HER. After
a fall from grace, five high profile women begin the long road to
redemption while navigating family, friendship, careers and love. "FROM
THE BOTTOM UP" is an eight-episode docu-series following the journey of
these women striving to change their lives, rebuild their families and
live their dreams.
FROM THE BOTTOM UP Season Three Sizzle Reel:
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MEET THE CAST:
ANGELA STANTON
Angela is basking in the recent success of her book, "Lies of a Real
Housewife," exposing a popular reality show star. She may see the light
at the end of the tunnel now, but her story is flooded with sacrifice
and betrayal. She has served jail time on multiple occasions, including
17 counts of conspiracy, racketeering, fraud and more. She wants to
provide publishing deals for women who are currently incarcerated and
teach them how to use their pain for prosperity. Now, her story has a
fresh start, but where does she go from here?
TAMIKA WRIGHT
Tamika is a brutally honest former teacher who always had
entrepreneurial aspirations. She dabbled in investments, including a
clothing boutique, but her eye was caught by a lucrative business to
which a love interest attracted her. When she saw how her husband's WIC
accepting storefront businesses' potential to bring in millions of
dollars, she risked everything to capitalize on it and make
opportunities within it for her family and friends. Her good intentions
cost her everything, after being caught for the illegal business
practices. Now that she and her husband have lost everything, she is
trying to redeem her skillset and direct it towards legal
entrepreneurship that will put her family in a comfortable place again.
DANIELLE JONES
Danielle and her Boston banter encountered a popular Atlanta model,
actor, and football player Stevie Baggs. Assuming that they had
something rare and special she dove into a promising partnership. When
she became pregnant, everything changed and what once bonded them wasn't
enough to doctor the damage. She moved back to Boston until their
daughter was two years old while watching Stevie date and flaunt his
lifestyle on social media. Heartbreak doesn't land soft at any age, and
she is determined to regain her focus and put her priorities on her
passion regardless of her problems.
IESHA JENG
Iesha has had an elixir of experiences, good, bad, and pivotal
fall into her lap over the years. Becoming a mother at the age of 16
launched her into adulthood sooner than she expected and, when her
mother died, it seemed that nothing could make the toxic hand life had
dealt her worse. When looking for a job, focused on taking care of
herself and her children, she had a chance encounter that led to
receiving her own wardrobe department while applying for a job at Mizay
Entertainment.
BRANDI DAVIS
As Brandi spent years as a dedicated girlfriend, she was led down dark
road teaching her lessons about love and loyalty. While tangling herself
in the thread of drug dealing, she was involved in a sting with a
conspiracy charge to distribute cocaine. She served seven and a half out
of ten years, leaving behind a three-year-old son and coming home to an
11-year-old was hard. She is trying to make something of her life after
losing everything.
FROM THE BOTTOM UP comes from Flavor Unit Entertainment and executive
producers Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere, Nicci Gilbert-Daniels, Luchia
Ashe and Yaneley Arty. Series created by Gilbert-Daniels.
For video sneak peeks and first looks from season three of "FROM THE
BOTTOM UP," visit the official page at BET.com/fromthebottomup. Also,
join the conversation about the show on Twitter by using hashtag:
#FromTheBottomUp; follow the show for all updates & special surprises
@BETHERTV and @BET.
About BET Networks
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ:VIA)(NASDAQ:VIA.B), is
the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and
public affairs television programming for the African-American audience.
The primary BET channel is in nearly 85 million households and can be
seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom,
sub-Saharan Africa, France and South Korea. BET is the dominant
African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business
extensions including BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black
entertainment, music, culture, and news; BET HER (formerly CENTRIC), a
24-hour entertainment network targeting the African-American woman; BET
Music Networks - BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home
Entertainment; BET Live, BET's growing festival business; BET Mobile,
which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices;
and BET International, which operates BET Networks around the globe.
About Flavor Unit
Flavor Unit is an entertainment company owned by Queen Latifah and long
time partner Shakim Compere. Most recently, Flavor Unit won an Emmy for
Outstanding TV Movie for their original film Bessie which they
co-produced with HBO. The film also garnered 12 Emmy nominations, SAG
and Golden Globe nominations. Flavor Unit began by executive producing
Disney's box office # 1 hit Bringing Down the House and then continued
with Beauty Shop for MGM and The Perfect Holiday for Paramount. They
have produced The Cookout with Lionsgate, as well as the film Just
Wright with Fox Searchlight. Also on the small screen, they executive
produced HBO's critically acclaimed film Life Support which garnered a
number of awards including an Emmy nomination and Golden Globe win for
Queen Latifah, as well as Lifetime's Original Movie Steel Magnolias
which garnered an Emmy, SAG, and Critics Choice nomination for Alfre
Woodard.
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